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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Davies, Jeanne; Lester, Carolyn; O'Neill, Martin; Williams, Gareth – Health Education Journal, 2008
Objective: This article describes the Triangle Project's work with a post industrial community, where healthy living activities were developed in response to community members' expressed needs. Method: An action research partnership approach was taken to reduce health inequalities, with local people developing their own activities to address…
Descriptors: Action Research, Focus Groups, Well Being, Older Adults
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Gregory, Pat; Lester, Carolyn; O'Neill, Martin; Gray, Louise – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objective: The project's objective was to provide a course in community and career development to enable women with a diversity of educational and ethnic backgrounds to move into appropriate employment or to enter mainstream education or training. Design: The course was developed using action research with continuous feedback from participants.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Females, Urban Areas, Minority Groups
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O'Neill, Martin; Rebane, Deanne; Lester, Carolyn – Health Education Journal, 2004
Objective: The research objective was to identify how healthy eating was understood in a disadvantaged community and how barriers to healthy eating might be overcome. Design: Participatory action research. Setting: Communities in Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, one of the most deprived areas in the UK. Method: Trainees on a participative methods course…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Preservice Teachers, Action Research, Economically Disadvantaged